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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15

A gunpowGer has been invented by
Russian chemist. which, if it is rs sue
cessful in execution in actual war IS IL
has been during the experiments, vii! do
away entirely with heavy artillery, The
explosive il called ..Slcetover, and the
inventor has solved the problem of using
heavy shells wi;hsut the aid Of weighty
guns. Where ordinary powder expands
in all directions. this new compound is
said to expand in only one direction. A
'proiectile can be sent as far bv the L - of
the new explosive as by the use Of Il
heavy gun, CunpOwller and gunconon.
In a description Of the experiment 1t is
said that the missile was shot from a tube
made of card hoard by the use Of the
"Sleetover" without damage To the tube.
This was done TO illustrate of what light
materials guns could he made. The Office
Of war at st. Petersburg has great faith
that the new explosive will be Of great
use in time Of war. Transportation viii
not be hindered by the heavy guns, which
1t has been necessary to carry heretofore;
and then, again, the new guns can be
carried to places where the other guns
could not be carried. 1t is proposed to
make the new guns Of aluminium. If
this new invention will DO all that is
claimed for it, a complete revolution will
be created IN the science of war. 1t will
be far more preferable than dynamite, as
it will not be as dangerous to transport.
-Demorest's 9 Monthly.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
WhY Men Eafl.

Few men come up to their highest
measure Of success. Some fail through
timidity, or lack Of nerve. They are IN
willing to take the risks incident to life
and fail through fear in venturing on or
dinary duties. The lack pluck. o hers
fail through imprudance, lack of discre-
ton, care or sound Judgment. They
overestimate the future and build air cas-
ties, and venture beyond their depth and
fail and falI. Others, again, fail through
lack Of application and perseverance
They begin with good resolves, but soon
get tired of that and want a change.
thinking they can do much better 81
something else. Thus they fritter life
away. and succeed at nothing. Others
waste time and money. and fail for want
Of economy. Many fail through ruinous
habits: tobacco. whi7!;y and beer spoil
them for business. lire their lest Gus
toners from them, and scatter their pros,
poets of success. Some fail for want Of
brains. education and fitness for their
calling; they lack knowledge Of human
nature and of the motives that actuaic
u4elI. They have not qualified thcmselvo-
for their occupation by practical educa-
Iion School Supplement.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15

Gen. LonGstreet, Of Gainesville, appears
to be in better health than at any time
for the last ten wears. Barring the
partial paralysis of his shoulder. caused
by the serious wound he received in
the war, he is as hearty and vigorous
as many men many Years younger.
lie attributes this improvement Of
is health to the virtues Of mineral
pring he has discovered near his resi-,
lence. lie says that for some years ho
has not dared to take glass of sherry, as
it invariably flew to his toes, and he was
threatened with gout. Since he CON-
menced using this water these symptoms
have disappeared, and he can now use
wine and eat heartily without experience
ing any bad effeots.-ChicaGo News,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
An Australian Mining Queen.

The sensation of the hour in the city is
the doings and sayings Of the Lady of tho
Nugget, Miss Alice Cornwall. In few
weeks she has achieved wonders. She
has softened the heart of the secretary Of
the Stock Exchange. She has shown her
latest finds to admiring archbishops and
bishops at the Mansion house. She has
convinced Mr.. Bryant that gold searching
is more profitable than Matchmaking.
She has held her own with Spectators
and financiers, and she has successfully
aoatcd company which rejoices in the
familiar name of Midas. Miss Cornwall
is generally supposed in Victoria TO have
4 heaven born genius for mining. The
miners If Eal!arat have given her the
name of Lucky Foot and unanimously
named her their representative in Eng
land. In Australia she has generally
contrived to find ore where everybody
else failed. II London the charming and
astute lady miner bids fair to attract
large share of interest hitherto bestowed
on lIdy doctors, lady astronomers and
lady netmakers.-London World.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15

Claus Sprecklcs. the California sugar
king. recently addressed coo farmers on
the question of raising sugar beets. He
said that they could net from $50 to SO
an acre for bcets: that he would put up
a factory tu make beet sugar that would
consume $50 tons of beets each twenty.
four hours, providing the farmers guar
anteed to cultivate certain number Of
acres in beets each year. If one factory
wasn't enough, he'd build another, or
give 800, 900 toward one if the farmers
wanted to build it themselves. lie said
in con clusiCn: Il am now in my Goth
year and it would kill me to fail in what
l undertak. to do. 1t is NOT money that
is an object to me, but | want the people
of California to he able to show that Claus
Spreckles has done something for this
state when his bones are at rest. If my
life is spared. l want to see all the sugar
that is used in the United States grown
here, and want to see this country ex-
port it. New York Sun.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
BROOKHAvEN, MISS, THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 1887

a nettle were taller than a Lebanon cedar
as though gnat were greater than
camel, as though minute were longer
than century, rs though time were
higher, deeper, broader than eternity.
So the text which flashed with lightning
Of wit as Christ uttered it is followed by
the crashing thunders Of awful catastrophe
to those who make the questions cf time
greater than the questions Of the future.
the oncoming. overshadowing future. O
eternity! eternity! eternity!
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
AInr,onse Daudet,s Wife.

Alphonse Daudet, the popular French
novelist, whose books are read in this
country almost as mach as in France,
always reads his manuscripts to his wife
before they are sent to the publisher, and
he declares that size is his best critic.
Nine. DGudct is said to be a women Of
rare intellectual endOwments, and her
salon is one Of the most attractive in
Paris. There one is always sure of meet
ing interesting people, or hearing some
strange performance 10y musicians from
far off countries. Harper's Bazar.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
Tarratino Indians in Maine.

The remnant of the once great Tara
tine trihe. Of indians. who live on an ISL
and in the PenOhscot. twelve miles above
Bangor, Me. arc rerhaHs more civilized
and adopt more generally the customs Of
the white man than any other tribe.
They live in neat dwellings of their own,
farm. work in the woods and drive ! IS
or The river. earning good wages, ;ll
ircs, as we'd or better than many whi =
laborers. Sometimes the duslly damsei5
Of the tribe come oIt il rcsp,ende@t tH3
gerry. as happened tie other night when
there w@s 4 bis wedding On the island.
Joseph Shay and Jenni, Colcy We're the
happy coz, le, and L." I.'.Ge anpeared
radiant in = rote Of ,;c.icc.a Iuc GcccGe
satin, trimmed with cryam !. ami Il Leo
and cream satin ribbons, while enc If tho
wedding quests wore rcacacG Hue surah
silk and satin. with ovrrLrl-s If Oriental
lace. The wedding rlcent;oa was fol
lowed by ball, at wl.cA many hand
some costumes were st; NJ Chicago Her
aid
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
TABERNACLE SERVICES.
STRAINiNG AT A GNAT AND SWAl.
LOWING A CAMEL.

Dr. Talmagc says There Are a Thousaud
Scoundrels Outside the Church to One
Inside of It-why the Law Tax!n.. In.
comes Was Repealed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
Utilizing an Old Crater.

Auckland, New Zealand, is lively and
enterprising city of 10000 inhabitants.
1t is situated near the crater Of large
extinct volcano, which, according to
scientists, may resume active operations
at any moment. The Aucklanders, how
ever. are not terrified at the prospect.
and. in fact, are going to cement the bot
tom of the crater and use it as a reSer-
voir for their water supply.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-15
A successful Missionary.

One of the most successful missionaries
in Oroonaiah is a blind Armenian from
Harpool, Turkey. He knows the Eible
thoroughly. and riding on misersll l., lit.
tie donkey, which is led by one eyed
deaf man. he goes boldly from village tc
village preaching the Gospel. His Lind
ness protects him, and the people Grove
TO see tho wundcr--a blind man reading
-Chieaso Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

In school section in Northumberland
county, where young Indy is engaged as a
teacher, there has been fmta dispute as to
whether it would be prudent 10 re-eneage
her or not 1t was claimed t!at She had too
many admirers of the odpos he sex. and that
the section had thus been deprived Of a ror-
ton of her time that should have been spent
in the discharge of her duties as q teacher.
Accordingly. at school meeting. the trustees
had an agreement drawn up to the effect
that she shoali not keep company during the
coming year With any man during school
hours, rs her undivided time Should be de
voted TO the school. pon her refusing to
sign this agreement It was ae.iiel 10 leave ii
to a vote Of the meeting ~ 10 whether She
should be comneiei to sign It % not. \
show OF hands was ta.;en, which resulted III
a tie, when Tho chairman, hrag IL Ncau-
i;:.n, gave tie castlns vote a. If.- i,,go..--
Toronto G.oue
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
MIGHTY "BAD7 CITIZENS.
DETROIT POuACkS AGAIN ENGAGE
IN A CHURCH RIOT.

Half a Dozen Policemen Badly Hurt
and One Probably KilIcd-Atrocious
Attempt to Burn Two Women A
Brothers Righteous Snot-Life in Ar
kansas Illustrated.
DETROIT, Mich, March 2l-Trouble broke
out again Sunday in Polacktown. About
5000 people hung around st Albert's church
all day looking for trouble. The adherents
of Kolasinski, the deposed priest, had cir
culated report that lie was to be reinstated
by Archbishop Elder and gathered on one
side of the church, aud those of Dombrowski,
the pastor appointed by Bishop Borgess., on
the other.
About o'clock a squad Of thirteen police
men tried to disperse the crowd. The Dom
broskians made no trouble. but the Kolasin-
skiars were snllen and ready for fight. Some
one reached out from their ranks and smote
policeman Schaffron on the head with a
brick, MASKING his nose and cutting open his
eyes. The officer arrested his assailant and
the mob pounced upon the small squad of
police and pelted them with bricks stones
and clubs. Three pistol shots were fred at
them. The officers fired into the air and
then forced the crowd back sufficiently to
allow them to reach patrol box with their
prisoner.
As the wagon came up sone one threw a
brick which struck Officer Rodgers, the
driver, on the head and knocked him from
his seat. His injuries are likely to prove
fatal Reinforcements were sent and the
crowd fell back. When the police counted
up the injured they found that Officer
Schaffron, besides having his face mashed,
had broken head; officer Rodgers had his
head broken open and was carried home uu-
conscious; Officer Dierks had the bones of
his hand broken and his hip badly injured;
Sergt. Nolan has scalp wound from club,
and his knee badly hurt by q stone, and
Capt, Mack was famed in the back by fly
ing brick. The crowd has been disorderly,
and has broken into riotous conduct since,
but at last accounts was reported to be still
holding its ground
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
\ SEQ Biblical Reward

The publishers OF Rut!edges A0athAy
offer twelve valuable rewards in their
Monthly for April, among which is the
following;
We will give $50 to the person telling
US which is the middle book in the new
testament scriptures, mot the revised
edition. by April 10, 1887. Should two
or more correct answers be received. the
reward will be divided The money will
be forwarded to the winner April IS,
1887 Persons trying for the reward
must send 20 cents in silver or postal
notes, (uo postage stamps taken) with
their answer for which they will receive
the Monthly for May in which the name
and address of the winner OF the reward
and the correct answer will be published,
and in which several more valuable re-
wards will be offered. Address RUT>
LEDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Easton, Pa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

Forester Gun club, and Peterson and
Montgomery, OF the Highland, shot a
match on the grounds of the latter club
Saturday afternoon. The Illinois team
| won the score-S0 to "a.
The Schubert quartette and company
at Y. Nj. C. A. hall. Moline, Thursday
evening, March Gath. The last on the
star course and the finest musical event
| OF the season. Street cars after the cons
cert. Reserved seats al Clendenin's drug
store, so cents.
Choate's dramatic company commence
an entire weeks performance at Wagner S
opera house on Monday, March 81, open
ing with the melo drama entitled Pas
sion's Slave" Harry Choate as Manuel
pevoe. and Matte Choate as Mamie
Briscoe. Street cars after each perform
ance Admission ten and twenty cents.
AT a mass convention, South Moline
nominated the following ticket on Satur-
day night: For supervisor. Chas Cook;
town clerk, James Murphy; assessor,
Henry Bo9ges; collector, Oscar Wilson;
commissioner OF highways. w. Odendahl;
justice of the peace, Rev. Stanwood Wen
del; constable, John Lodin.
Graham Post presented Post Command
er Grout with an officers gold badge of
the order last Friday evening, on which
was inscribed. Presented to A. c. Grout
commander Graham post No 312 G. A. r.
department of Illinois, March IS, 1887"
Mr.. Grout leaves shortly for the north
east
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
MOLINE,

Tomorrow Is the day on which gifts will
be received to help to furnish and stock
the free lunch counters of the W. c. T.
U.
Ducks are very scarce on Rock river
bottoms, those who have been there re-
port poor luck, which means good luck
for the ducks.
Christ Anderson ratified off horse and
buggy on Saturday night. The horse
was won by Norman, the buggy by An
derson's brother, Peter.
Atkinson, the photographer, was sur
prised by several of Graham post and
their wives on Saturday night; being an
anniversary of his birthday.
The Ocarina double quartette, assisted
by the best local musical talent in the
three cities, will appear at the opera
house en- the evening of March Goth
The funeral OF Mrs Auna Olson &C.
CURED today from the Lutheran church
in this city at p. m. A long line of
carriages followed the remains to the
tomb.
ISiC piOU db . H. DuDudN,
August, son of Henry Paulson, aged one
year, of lung fever. Funeral from resi-,
depce, No. 42S Seventh street. at 9 p. m,
on Tuesday.
An infant daughter of J. B. Newton,
EOS Third avenue. died this morning at
O'Clock. of erysipelas. Funeral from the
residence at 10 tomorrow. Interment at
Coal Valley.
On Tuesday the coffee rooms on Third
avenue will be opened for the purpose of
receiving donations in money or goods
except bed room furniture-by the ladies
of the W. G. 7. U.
had an extension granted, and will
not return my books before March 90
Those who have not paid their taxes
will please call and do so before that
time. CHAs. REESE, Collector.
The long contested skein setter suit
of John G. Aram VS. Moline Wagon CON-
pany ct al was settled on Saturday by
The payment of satisfactory sum, said
to be $4,000, TO the representatives Of
Aram.
Young and Taylor, Of the Davenport
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

OMAHA. Neb., March 2l-The second trial
OF John W. Lance, charged with the murder
of his wife, ended Saturday night, having
occupied the attention of the court for two
weeks. The jury were out only about -four
hours, and returned verdict of not guilty
On the first trial he was convicted of man
slaughter. and was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment. He shot his wife during the
night, mistaking her for a burglar as he
claimed. She had got out of bed, and he
awoke and saw her in the doorway Of the
bedroom and fired, hitting her in the fore.
head and killing her instantly. Owing to
his known jealous and brutal treatment OF
her, the circumstances of the killing were
strongly suspicious, and he was put on trial
for his life. His reputation outside of the
treatment of his wife was good, and had
much weight His vito was beautiful
young lady, and the case has excited the
most intense interest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
The a.. u. 1. 4 T.. Shops

The negotiations between the citizens
of Davenport and the c., R. & z. rails
road for the building of the railroad
shops at Davenport have been consum-
mated. Vice Presiden. Kimball met
the citizens committee in Davenport
Saturday and the chairman of the CONS
mittee had the deeds of the property
which enlarge the shop grounds, the ced-
ing of the desired portions of LeClaire
street and Fifth street by the city, in his
hands, and Mr.. Kimball had the full au,
thorlty to receive the deeds and sign the
acceptance of the council ordinance of
street vacation, IN his hands
In behalf of the railroad company Mr. q.
kimball signed acceptance of the terms
of the ordinance which vacated the streets.
So the business ended MIR. Kimball
assured the committee that the work of
erecting the new shops will be COM
menced as soon as possible. Mr. Kimball
stated that these would be the only shops
constructed east of Horton, Kan, and
that S75, 600 would be expended in their
erection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
@. r. C.


A Large and Interesting Meeting of
knights Of the Punch Held in the
city Yesterday Grand Chief Whea-
ton Present. RESOLUTIONS, Etc.
A largely attended meeting of the Or
der of Railway Conductors of the United
States and Canada, was held in the city
yesterday, the business sessions, three in
oil, being held at A. 0. U. w. hall, on
Third avenue and Sixteenth street. CAL
vim S. Wheaton. of Chicago, grand chief
of the order. was the centre figure of at
traction and admiration, while there were
also in attendance one hundred other
worthy knights of the punch. The
meeting was composed of the delegates
Of the different divisions of the order in
the United States and Canada TO the
grand convention to be held at New Or
leans the second Tuesday in May. The
representatives present covered territory
extending from Brainard, MINI, on the
north, to Pueblo on the south, Kansas
City, Denver and San Francisco on the
west, 10 Chicago and Cleveland on the
east Thirtysone different divisions were
represented.
The sessions were presided over by Ed.
Conan of Kansas city, western travelling
agent of the Southern Kansas railway,
while Ira Yautes, secretary and treasurer
of Division 106, acted as secretary.
The purpose of the meeting was for
mutual discussion as to the best mode OF
presenting business to the grand conveu-
ton, SO that it might be discharged ex-
peditely and all interests looked after.
Resolutions of coincidence were adopt.
ed upon the death of the wife of Seymour
Clifford, of this city. recorder of Division
loo, aud at the close of the evening SEES,
sion the majority of the delegates re-
paire d to Gordon's restaurant on Market
square. where a handsome banquet was
served.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

Hartz & Bahnsen, Wholesale and retail
druggists of Rock Island, Ill, say; We
have been selling Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery Electric Bitters and Bucklen' +
Arnica Salve for two years. Have never
handled remedies that sell so well. or
give such universal satisfaction There
have been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced consumption have
been entirely cured BY the use of few
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
taken in connection with Electric Bit,ers.
We guarantee them always. Sold by
HartZ & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
BEFRIENDEO A DRUMMER,
And in Making His Cause Good Had to
XIII Four Men

TEXARKANA, Ark, March 1.-Two weeks
ago Walter Ridgely, wealthy farmer, liv-
ing twenty miles north of here, shot and
killed two ferrymen who were trying to
force cxorbitant charges cat Of st. Louis
drummer for putting him across the river
kidgely took the drummer's part The fer
rymen insulted him for this, and attempted
to draw their weapons, when Ridgely shot
them both dead. Upon examination Ridgely
was discharged John Murphy, brother of
one of the men killed, and an uncle of the
other, swore to kill Ridgely on sight
Friday night Ridgely on horseback was re-
turning home from a neighbor's, and was
fired on from ambush. The horse fell dead,
but its rider escaped unharmed and rolled
over on tue opposite side of the horse to that
from which the firing proceeded. The two
would-he murderers, who were the uncle
and brother mentioned, thinking that
Ridgely was dead, approached When
within about ten feet Ridgely suddenly
raised up and snot both assailants dead In
their tracks. This makes four men that
Ridgely has killed over a simple ferry boa,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

NEW YORK, March 2L-John j. Hoelzel,
a young German, was arrested in this city
Saturday night by Central office detectives,
on a charge of attempting several weeks ago
to poison his uncle, Fritz Metz, chief en-.
gineer of the Blatz brewery, Milwaukee.
Afbe- attempting the deed Hoelzel fed to Ne
braska, where he was arrested. While be-
ing taken back to Milwaukee he escaped
from the officers by jumping from train
which was running at the rate of thirty
miles an hour He is now locked I'D at the
Central office awaiting extraditioa pap,rs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
Woe Mt wichita.

Word comes from Wichita, Kan, where
so many Rock Islanders have invested
their capital with the idea of witnessing
its growth and multiplication, that the
bottom has tumbled out of the real
estate market. and that panic is now
prevailing, but that Alex. Steele, of this
city, looms up above the excitement $25,.
600 ahead.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21
A Footballs Plunge for 1.-The rtv

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 2l.-Anthony
Gallagher, leader of the notorious Owl
gang of thieves and foot-pads, the perpetra-
tors of recent and numerous serious crimes
in Allegheny county was, sentenced Thurs
day to two and a half years in the county
workhouse. While en- route to that institu-
ton Gallagher, by sudden desperate
effort broke the ''nippers" by which the
officer held him and jumped from the fast
running train. The train was stopped,
officer and passengers went in pursuit, but
the prisoner made good his escape.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

Hot boxes or journals are sometimes a
source OF great annoyance to railroad
men. A cook on the c., B. & @. dining
car has discovered composition that
works like a charm, and cools the jour>
nails of in no time, but he keeps the in
gradients secret and will disclose them
to no one. He says he will not give his
information away until be is paid well for
it, and scorn the bribe of life pass over
the road. He is level headed coon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-21

The habitual use fpills is sure means
of ultimately undermining health and lay
ing the foundation for some of the most
distressing cases of chronic maladies. Use
DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic, purely
blood tonic. 1t cures all diseases of the
stomach. liver, blood and kidneys Can be
taken by the most delicate, so cents, of
aFaggiata.